It should now be possible to see that according to the rules of ordinary
logic it is perfectly useless to try to find a ratio or proportion by which
each order should contribute to the formation of the general will. It cannot
be a single, unified will as long as there are three orders and three sets
of representatives. At the very most, the three assembles might be able to
join together to express the same wish, just as three allied nations can
form the same desire. But they can never be turned into one nation with
one representation and one common will.